Summary
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Meta Quest 3S beats Xbox, PlayStation and Switch as the best-selling console on Amazon in 2024.
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Meta Quest 3S offers convenient access to virtual reality, moves freely without constraints, works without a powerful PC or console.
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The success of Meta Quest 3S on Amazon indicates a growing interest in virtual reality.
While the Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch are still doing well, they have all been beaten to Amazon in 2024, with the Meta Quest 3S taking the crown as the best-selling console of the year on the website. It's an impressive achievement for the virtual reality headset, especially since the Meta Quest 3S only launched in October.
Meta Quest 3S is the cheapest variant of Meta Quest 3, significantly reducing the price in exchange for a reduction in specs. While VR is still far from mainstream among gamers, it appears that the affordable price and range of games available have been enough to turn the Meta Quest 3S into a top seller on Amazon in 2024.

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Amazon's best sellers list for 2024 reveals that the Meta Quest 3S was the best-selling console in the video game category. The device came in eleventh place on the overall list of video games of the year, dominated mainly by gift cards and Xbox Game Pass subscriptions. The PlayStation 5 slim console came in 17th place and Nintendo Switch in 53rd. Xbox consoles, in particular, didn't make the top 80, but its peripherals did. The PlayStation 5 Pro was also absent from the list. The only devices that surpassed the Meta Quest 3S on the list are a Nintendo-branded microSDXC card and the PlayStation DualSense wireless controller, in the No. 8 and no. 9.
Unfortunately for Sony, its VR device, the PlayStation VR 2, was not listed on Amazon. While the PSVR also has a number of good games, the Meta Quest 3S can be used without any external devices, which may make it more appealing to some. Not only does this allow users to move freely while using the Meta Quest 3S, while the PlayStation VR is tethered, but buyers don't even have to make an additional investment in a powerful console or PC to run the device.
Interestingly, the top list also included Meta Quest 2, which was at number 27 on the list, but the original Meta Quest 3 was not in the top 80. This may indicate that VR users are more interested in devices when they use them. they are sold at a lower price. With Meta Quest 2 now discontinued and the Nintendo Switch 2 due out in 2025, it will be interesting to see what this list looks like for 2025. If Nintendo can repeat its success with the original Switch, it's very likely that it will dominate in Amazon video game sales. 'year. Time will tell what turns out best for 2025, but the 2024 results are a good indication that interest in virtual reality is slowly but steadily increasing.

Meta Quest 3S
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Meta Quest 3S is the budget alternative to the Meta Quest 3, which still offers high-end performance. Supporting virtual and mixed reality, the headset features a Snapdragon